Author Archives: awtraughber

Returning to Psalm 16

Posted on October 19, 2024 by awtraughber

Yesterday’s readings in the Daily Office brought me back around to Psalm 16. If I didn’t already use the first part of Psalm 27 on test days in class, I’d probably start using chunks of this one. It “works” on … Continue reading →

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Yosemite

Posted on October 18, 2024 by awtraughber

This time last week I was driving back to Fresno after staying the night in the Yosemite valley floor. I’d been trying to get to Yosemite since some dear friends moved to the area over a year ago. This time, … Continue reading →

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Just As I Am [October 8, 2024]

Posted on October 8, 2024 by awtraughber

And just like that, the first quarter of the new school year is over. It’s amazing how time flies. I’m also amazed at how little I posted over the last few weeks of the quarter. There are a few reasons … Continue reading →

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Appropriate to the Specific

Posted on September 25, 2024 by awtraughber

Yesterday I shared a quote from Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell. Today I’d like to share a Wendell Berry quote (from his book The Gift of Good Land) that I came across via Hadden Turner’s Substack. Turner is an agrarian … Continue reading →

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A Quote of Endless Impossibilities

Posted on September 24, 2024 by awtraughber

I recently (and temporarily) put aside my re-read of The Silmarillion for a reading of Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures. The book has a lot of buzz (and fans) across the Atlantic. When a co-worker put the book on my radar, … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years LOST

Posted on September 23, 2024 by awtraughber

Yesterday also marked the 20th anniversary of the premiere of LOST on ABC. Official premiere, that is. If I remember correctly, because I was there, the first two episodes of the show actually premiered a few days before down in … Continue reading →

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“The Great Tale of Our Age”

Posted on August 21, 2024 by awtraughber

Last week Amazon Prime dropped one final trailer for The Rings of Power. Hard to believe I haven’t posted it yet. And, of course, a trailer-watching experience isn’t complete without a nice “breakdown” from the Nerd of the Rings. Glad … Continue reading →

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The Airlock

Posted on August 20, 2024 by awtraughber

For me, Laity Lodge is like an airlock between different environments and periods of time. My first trip to the Lodge (you can see a picture of it from across the Frio River in the photostream to the right) back … Continue reading →

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Just A I Am [August 19, 2024]

Posted on August 19, 2024 by awtraughber

We’re well into the new school year, and it’s been some time since I posted anything particularly personal/reflective. That’s not for a lack of reflection, mind you. The absence has been from finding the right place to write from. The … Continue reading →

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It’s a Tom Bombadil World . . .

Posted on August 17, 2024 by awtraughber

. . . and we’re just living in it. The season two premiere of The Rings of Power is about two weeks away. To whet the appetites of viewers, Amazon and composer Bear McCreary have released to musical track for … Continue reading →